Research and Sources
Further reading from public agencies, so you can check the evidence yourself.
Further reading and sources
CDC / NCHS Data Brief No. 522: Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2003–2023
Federal mortality data showing American Indian and Alaska Native people had the highest age-adjusted overdose death rates in 2022 and 2023.
HHS-OIG Consumer Alert: Fraud Schemes Targeting Native American Communities in Behavioral Health Treatment Centers
The federal watchdog's warning about recruitment and billing schemes, with red flags and how to report.
Arizona AHCCCS: Sober Living Fraud
Arizona Medicaid's public response to sober-living and behavioral-health fraud, including help for affected members.
Arizona Attorney General: Behavioral Health Fraud Sentence and Billing Decrease
Press release on a fraud sentencing and the drop in behavioral health billing after Arizona's crackdown.
How we use research
We link to original public documents. We do not publish invented statistics, and we label early or preliminary findings as preliminary until they are verified.